depraved
Example Sentences
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Yet its parties, even at their most decadent and depraved, were never quite cool.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Intimately acquainted with Richard’s malignity, these ruined royals know only too well the toll of his depraved machinations.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
"It leaves me with a pit in my stomach. It's disgusting, it's depraved, it's exploitative, it's utterly disrespectful."
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
We know there will be no real consequences for this depraved behavior — only continued normalization.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025
“Those planes belong to the syndicate, and everybody has a share. Confiscate? How can you possibly confiscate your own private property? Confiscate, indeed! I’ve never heard anything so depraved in my whole life.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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